to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant; ordinary; normal; regular
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (e.g. a blunder); to disgrace oneself
though; although; notwithstanding; while; as; at the same time as
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
hot (to the touch); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
to hide; to keep to oneself
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
trust (in); confidence; faith; reliance
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
like this; this sort; this way
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
single word; a few words; brief comment
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
again; once more; a second time
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
friendly chat; pleasant chat; lighthearted talk; friendly conversation